by Rene Cassin | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
By Jane Kilpatrick Trafficking victim Peter came in contact with @ECPATUK after he ran away from his traffickers, in desperate need of support. In the #UK, the National Referral Mechanism is supposed to help victims, but cases are piling up & Peter is still...
by Rene Cassin | Apr 9, 2019 | Latest, Sessions
by Mo Makin The topic of discussion for this session was immigration detention. Immigration always seems to be in the News. Politicians and journalists are mostly seen questioning how much immigration the UK has? What type of immigrants are coming and where those...
by Rene Cassin | Apr 8, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
Sidney and Edith’s story Sidney and Edith have been married for 60 years. When Edith is allocated to a different care home to Sidney, she is distraught that she could be parted from him in their old age. But when Edith points out to Social Services...
by Rene Cassin | Apr 3, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
Will Bordell March was a month of modern slavery data-points – and they’re not as dull as they might sound. Across the board, statistic after statistic shows a steep increase: in referrals, in reporting, in victims, in prosecutions. This isn’t a sign that more modern...
by Rene Cassin | Mar 21, 2019 | Blogs, Latest
By Josh Alston Today (21st March) is South Africa’s national Human Rights Day. According to the South African government, Human Rights Day in South Africa is historically linked with 21 March 1960, and the events of Sharpeville. On that day 69 people died and 180 were...
